Disturbingly slow progress for almost a decade Also: what a stupid concept LOL, but it was voted upon by my valued watchers [link] (probably because it was so stupid LOL)

I should probably write something meaningful here but there's not much to say since well it's 9-10 years, i have to get better in that long of a period. I was probably 12-13 in 2002, and now i'm 22.. bluh

That's some wonderful improvement! I'm really really loving the perspective and foreshortening going on in the new one, and those waves are pretty epic too. It's got a lot of movement!

One thing that my brain can't grasp.......how would an angelic mermaid work, anyway? Wouldn't the ocean water-log the wings? Or are they like duck/goose/swan wings and repel water? QUESTIONS QUESTIONS...

...You don't have to answer those, lol. Very unique and interesting concept, I like it.

Thank you! To be quite honest, it wouldn't work lol. I think in another comment I talked about funny it would be because she couldn't go under water but her mermaid bottom couldn't be dried out either so she'd just be forever at sea level XD. I think the real reason is why can't middle/high school versions of ourselves think these things out? XD

I think there's a time and place for things to make sense and not make sense, this is one of those situations where i think making sense would have been nice, buuuuuut it was sort of the hilarity of the exercise too, recreating something you made as a child no matter how nonsensical it was? XD

Oh that is an amazing improvement. I am actually quite envious of the style. I've still got a ways to go to meet this level of standard. The feathers are so beautiful, one of my enemies lol. Feathers, humans, and water textures seem to be a horrible army of which I've yet to thwart. You make it look so easy.

It's amazing how our styles evolve over such a short period of time due to our drive and practice